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Mr Eugene Birchall 
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Poole Harbour Lake Beach Poole Harbour Lake Beach is situated in the county of Dorset, 1 kilometers south west of Turlin Moor.
Shaun Ferguson
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Salcombe South Sands Salcombe South Sands is on the south coast of Devon on the East bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary. It is a sandy beach ...
Robert Graham 
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Lyne Sands
John Allan
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Weymouth Central Weymouth Central is on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, close to W...
Gary Rogers
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Lusty Glaze Lusty Glaze is a picturesque Cornish beach, known locally as Lostyn Glas - which translates to a place to view blue b...
Bob Embleton
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St Ouen\'s Bay Le Port Beach
David Pickersgill
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Skegness Skegness is a popular and busy resort. The wide sandy beach is backed by a promenade and gardens.
Joe Pritchard
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Carbis Bay Carbis Bay beach is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach resort, approximately one kil...
John H Darch 
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Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow Rayrigg Meadow is located on the eastern edge of Lake Windermere. The beach at Rayrigg Meadow is shallow sloping and ...
Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Andrew Smith
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Crail Beach Crail Beach is approximately 500 meters north east of Crail.
L Willetts
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Leonards Cove
Andrew Curtis
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Sunderland Hendon South Beach
Nigel Cox
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Frinton Beach
bunberyist
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Maenporth Maenporth is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered sandy beach, approximately 200 metres wide, su...
Andrew Hill
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Millom Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Easington Beach
Malc McDonald 
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Worthing West Parade Beach
Derek Harper
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Mevagissey Beach
Tim Green from Bradford
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Jangye Ryne Beach
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